Legal Opinion
Matter of Marriage of Brown
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1982No. 48204-7, 48245-4PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolliver, J.
The Brown and Wonders marriages were dissolved in 1979 and 1977, respectively. Both contained property settlements which included a division of military retired pay. These property settlements were stipulated to by the parties and were unappealed. In Washington unappealed property settlements are immune from modification. Thompson v. Thompson, 82 Wn.2d 352, 510 P.2d 827 (1973). RCW 26.09.170.
Ordinarily, this would be the end of the litigation. However, on June 26, 1981, the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in McCarty v. McCarty, 453 U.S. 210, 69 L. Ed. 2d 589, 101 S. Ct.…
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3Cited by29 opinions
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